Retail box container



RETAIL BOX CONTAIN-ER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I91 I921.

.1 ,414,682. I l v Patented May 2, 1922.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT R; ZAUT'NEE, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

RETAIL Box CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1922.

Application filed March 19, 1921. Serial No. 453,649.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I ALBERT R. ZAUTNER, a citizen of the-United States,residing at 4206 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, in the State of Ohio andCuyahoga County, have invented a new and useful Improvement in RetailBox Containers, of which the following is a specification, the principleof the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which Ihave contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it fromother inventions. 7 My invention relates to a retail boxcon- I tainer,adapted for example to enclosecardboard cigar boxes. 1

The price of wooden cigar boxes has climbed very rapidly reaching theprice of twenty-three cents (23) for a box to contain fifty cigars. Suchexpense has been the more'deplorable "because the .re-use of the boxeshas been prohibited by the U. S. Revenue Department, consequently, theconsumer has had to suffer the-additional cost of the.

nished for about fifteen dollars ($15.00).

but realizing that while such boxes are of adequate strength forshipping purposes they are likely to become mis-shapen when subjected torepeated handling in the retail trade and presume that they would beinsufiiciently attractive in appearance. cordingly, the object of myinvention is to provide a permanent box container, preferably ofornamented metal having the follow ing features some of which I believeto be patentable. My proposed box will carry a closing cover togetherwith detachable means for holding the same in an upstanding position andalso a device for holding the cover of the contained paper box lidagainst the cover of the box so as constantly to display an appropriatelabel on the inner side thereof. In addition I provide a detachabletransparent cover adapted, according to the exemplification shown, to beswung up against the labeled lid of the box. Preferably also, thecontainer is provided with a humidifier. I i

Containers are to be supplied to the retaller in any. desired'number,size and shape. Assuming a ten man shop to have fiftycustomers and eachto be furnished two contalners at a cost of four dollars ($4.00) eachthe cost. to the manufacturer would be four hundred dollars ($400.00)plus the first weeks supply of three hundred boxes costmg fifteendollars ($15.00). Five thousand fibre boxes to meet the manufacturersneeds for sixteen weeks could be sold him for one hundred 'andtwenty-five dollars ($125.00). The three items just mentioned wouldamount to an investment of five hundred tainers and besides have savedapproxi-' mately seven hundred dollars ($700.00). In

one year'the saving would be well over two thousand dollars 000.00).

At present, even after fresh cigars have been pressed into wooden boxesthey will swell sufliciently during the course of the day of theirmanufacture to warp or lift the cover of the box, so that it becomesnecessary at the end of the day to put all of the days output of pressedboxes into a large press where they are left over night. The simple typeof press which I have shown may be so cheaply sold that the manufacturercould supply himself with a sufiicient number to enablehim to leave eachpacked box in its own press thus avoiding the necessity of reliiandlingand repressingat the end of each ay. I Adverting to the drawings:

Figure I is a perspective view of all the parts of my invention inassembled relation.

F igure II is a vertical cross section showing three cigars of as manylayers.

Figure III is a sideelevation with a glass cover in its raised position.

Figure IV is a rear elevation of Figure I.

position'by a suitable fastening contrivance including eyes 30 upon theblock and hooks 31 upon the press box. After the block is so held inposition the pressure handle may. be removed for similar use uponanother press box.

I claim 1. In combination a fibre box and a metal box enclosing thefirst, each of said boxes being provided with a cover, and means'forattaching one cover to the other.

2. In combination a box composed of flexible material and a rigid boxfitted toand enclosing the other, each of said boxes being provided witha cover, and means for holding one cover in an upstanding position.

3. In combination a box composed of flexible material and a rigid boxenclosing the other, the inner of said boxes being provided with acover, and a support carried by the outer box adapted to hold said coverin an erect position.

4. In combination a box composed of flexible material and a rigid boxenclosing the other, the inner, of said boxes being provided with acover, a support detachably carried by the outer box and means forholding said cover in an erect position against of said boxes andadapted to serve its pur-. pose when the other covers are in an openposition.

8. In combination, a pair of boxes having covers and enclosed one by theother, and a transparent cover looped around one of said first mentionedcovers and adapted to serve its purpose when the other covers are heldraised by said support.

9. In combination, a pair of boxes adapted one to enclose the other andprovided each with a cover one of which is transparent, a device forholding the cover of said outer box in an open position, and means forbolding the. cover of said inner box in an open position.

10. In combination, a pair of boxes enclosed one by the other, the innerof said boxes being provided with a cover, a support carried by theouter box and having an intermediate section bowed, and an auxiliary bcover provided with a loop encircling said box cover and movable withinsaid bowed section of said support when said auxiliary cover is raisedor lowered.

11. The combination of a container adapted to confine a fibre box havinga cover, a cover support detachably carried thereby, a removable coverprovided .along one edge with a looped extension through which saldfibre box cover projects, and means for attaching said cover to saidsupport to prevent withdrawal of said removable cover. 7

12. The combination of a container adapted to confine a fibre box havingan integral cover, a cover support detachably carried by said containerso as to extend above the rear wall of said container, said supportbeing bent away from the top of said rear wall, a transparent coverprovided with a looped extension through which said integral fibre boxcover projects, and means for attaching said cover to said support toprevent withdrawal ofsaid transparent cover.

13. In combination, a pair of boxes enclosed one by the other, the innerof said boxes being provided with a cover, a cover support carried bythe outer box and having an intermediate section bowed and bent awayfrom the top of said rear wall, atransparent cover provided with alooped extension throughwhich said box cover projects, and a catch forattaching the top of said cover to the top of said support to preventwithdrawal of said transparent cover, said extension encircling saidfibre box cover and movable within said bowed section of said supportwhen said auxiliary cover is raised or lowered.

14. In combination, a pair of boxes each provided with a cover andenclosed one by the other, a support carried by the rear of said outerbox, and a transparent cover loosely connected with the outer box cover.

15. In combination, a rigid box and a flexible box enclosed thereby andprovided with a cover, a support carried by that wall of said rigid boxagainst which the cover carrying wall of said flexible box is disposed,

and a transparent cover having one edgelooped around said box cover.

16. In combination a rigid box and a flexible box enclosed thereby andprovided with a cover, a support carried bysaid rigid box, a transparentcover having one edge looped around said box cover and means forsecuring said flexible box cover to said support to prevent detachmentof said transparent cover.

Signed by me this 25th day of February, 7

ALBERT R; ZAUTNER.

